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<p>While the framework is simple to use, creating non-trivial applications assumes a working knowledge of many JEE technologies, including:</p>

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<p>In the <em>Ready, Set, Go!</em> lesson, we download the framework and get started on an application of our own.</p>

<h2 id="Ready,Set,Go!-DownloadtheDistribution">Download the Distribution</h2>

<p>A distribution can be downloaded from the <a shape="rect" class="external-link" href="http://struts.apache.org/downloads.html">Apache Struts website</a>. The full distribution contains the <code>struts2-core.jar</code> file,related dependencies, example applications, a copy of the documentation in HTML format, and the complete source code.</p>

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<h3 id="Ready,Set,Go!-UsingtheBlankApplication">Using the Blank Application</h3>

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